If I'm not very familiar with the Zelda series, can I still get Skyward Sword?

So it's not like I've never played a Zelda game before. I've played Ocarina of Time when I was very young and since I was about 6 years old I didn't have the attention span to finish it. I've played some of Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess and only got about half way done when my Gamecube broke. So is it okay I'm still not very familiar with the Zelda series? I could borrow Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess from a friend, but I'm very busy with other games, so do you think I could just play Skyward Sword without much knowledge of Zelda?

Every Zelda game save four (Adventure of Link, Majora's Mask, Phantom Hourglass, and Spirit Tracks) are completely self-contained games that don't continue an already-established story, and Skyward Sword looks to continue that trend, so you shouldn't worry about a lack of Zelda knowledge - I highly doubt any would be required to enjoy Skyward Sword.

Yes, you'll be fine. Most Zelda games aren't that much related to each other, every game has reincarnations of the same main characters. There are some sequels (Ocarina of Time > Majora's Mask, Wind Waker > Phantom Hourglass) but Skyward Sword is a whole new game.Sgt_Crow

Whole new game?

It's a prequel.

But yes,you'll be fine.:)

Though i'd also suggest Ocarina of Time 3D.

It's a prequel.

GreekGameManiac

Of what?

What Gabu said. It might even be more fun for those who aren't that familiar with Zelda.. Makes everything feel more new.

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It's a prequel.

GabuEx

Of what?

Ocarina of Time?

It's supposed to be very early on the timeline.:/

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[QUOTE="GreekGameManiac"]

It's a prequel.

GreekGameManiac

Of what?

Ocarina of Time?

It's supposed to be very early on the timeline.:/

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[QUOTE="GreekGameManiac"]

It's a prequel.

GreekGameManiac

Of what?

Ocarina of Time?

It's supposed to be very early on the timeline.:/

A prequel is a game that chronologically directly precedes another game such that its story leads into another game's story after it finishes. Skyward Sword's story is, as far as we know to date, unrelated to Ocarina of Time.

Are you guys misiniformed?

It's a prequel.

o_o

Are you guys misiniformed?

It's a prequel.

o_o

GreekGameManiac

How is it a prequel?

It's a different game in a different time (and possibly a different world) with a different Link and a different Zelda. Its story is completely unrelated to Ocarina of Time. It's not a prequel in any reasonable sense of the word.

How is it a prequel?

It's a different game in a different time (and possibly a different world) with a different Link and a different Zelda. Its story is completely unrelated to Ocarina of Time. It's not a prequel in any reasonable sense of the word.

GabuEx

It is.

It takes place before OoT,prequel.>_>

Like what,are you gonna say that ST is not a sequel just cause it's like 100 years after PH?

Hm?

Same timeline.

>_>

It is.

It takes place before OoT,prequel.>_>

Like what,are you gonna say that ST is not a sequel just cause it's like 100 years after PH?

Hm?

Same timeline.

>_>

GreekGameManiac

What part of its story leads into or has any relevance to Ocarina of Time?

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It is.

It takes place before OoT,prequel.>_>

Like what,are you gonna say that ST is not a sequel just cause it's like 100 years after PH?

Hm?

Same timeline.

>_>

GabuEx

What part of its story leads into or has any relevance to Ocarina of Time?

Master Sword creation.

Is it even out yet?

Nope,so besides the Master Sword,i don't know.

For Din's sake!

You knew what i meant.

So you don't trust word from Nintendo?

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It is.

It takes place before OoT,prequel.>_>

Like what,are you gonna say that ST is not a sequel just cause it's like 100 years after PH?

Hm?

Same timeline.

>_>

GreekGameManiac

What part of its story leads into or has any relevance to Ocarina of Time?

Master Sword creation.

Is it even out yet?

Nope,so besides the Master Sword,i don't know.

For Din's sake!

You knew what i meant.

So you don't trust word from Nintendo?

What word from Nintendo is this?

What word from Nintendo is this?

GabuEx

Word that it takes place before the others? >_>

Hence,prequel.

I don't know why on Earth's name your arguing or what's your point,when i said something simple.

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What word from Nintendo is this?

GreekGameManiac

Word that it takes place before the others? >_>

Hence,prequel.

I don't know why on Earth's name your arguing or what's your point,when i said something simple.

Something taking place in the same universe as other entries in a series doesn't make it a prequel except under the loosest and least semantically meaningful sense of the word. Metroid: Other M was a prequel to Metroid Fusion; the former introduced Adam and established Samus' relationship with him, and then Other M brought us back in time to give us more insight into that relationship. Conversely, we know nothing of Skyward Sword that would link its plot or its characters in any way to that of Ocarina of Time (the "creation of the Master Sword" idea was just part of fanon that never was actually confirmed by Nintendo). As such, there is no reason at this point to call it a prequel. You might as well just call it a Zelda game; it would have the same level of semantic meaning.

You both knew what i meant.O_O

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[QUOTE="GabuEx"]

Of what?

Sgt_Crow

Ocarina of Time?

It's supposed to be very early on the timeline.:/

You both knew what i meant.O_O

GreekGameManiac

SS has just been described as a game that's very early on in the entire timeline, possibly the first in terms of order.

It's not going to be as heavily related to OoT to be considered a prequel - Despite references to different Zelda games in the past. A lot of Zelda games make reference of older games, so that's nothing new really.

You should be fine. The only true sequels in the series are Majora's Mask, Phantom Hourglass and Spirit Tracks, and, even then, there is no knowledge of previous games required to enjoy them.

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[QUOTE="GabuEx"]

Of what?

GabuEx

Ocarina of Time?

It's supposed to be very early on the timeline.:/

A prequel is a game that chronologically directly precedes another game such that its story leads into another game's story after it finishes. Skyward Sword's story is, as far as we know to date, unrelated to Ocarina of Time.

Not that I'm calling it a prequel...

From the Nintendo E3 site:

"Explore a massive, multilayered world that seamlessly blends soaring exploration in a sea of clouds with intense ground-based adventuring that blurs the line between the main world and traditional Zelda dungeons. Link™ soars through the skies on the back of a noble bird and dives beneath the clouds to the continent below in an epic quest that lays the foundation for the events in the critically acclaimed The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time."

Now stop arguing.

http://e3.nintendo.com/games/detail/#/wii/zeldass

You should be fine. The only true sequels in the series are Majora's Mask, Phantom Hourglass and Spirit Tracks, and, even then, there is no knowledge of previous games required to enjoy them.

turtlethetaffer

the only zelda where you have to know the story and played past zeldas to truely get it..is windwaker.

no worries, you can still play skyward sword because zelda has no timeline

See focusing on the timeline just mucks things up when its not even relevant, don't worry TC you'll be fine with this game as others have said it will be its own standalone experience and wont rely on playing a past game to be enjoyed.

because zelda has no timeline

almossbb

the only zelda where you have to know the story and played past zeldas to truely get it..is windwaker.

KBFloYd

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because zelda has no timeline

Wintry_Flutist

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the only zelda where you have to know the story and played past zeldas to truely get it..is windwaker.

BrunoBRS

I don't think any Nintendo franchises take story all that seriously. It's not like there are any important story archs that you have to be aware of.

I'd never even played a Zelda game before Twilight Princess.

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the only zelda where you have to know the story and played past zeldas to truely get it..is windwaker.

Wintry_Flutist

[QUOTE="KBFloYd"]

the only zelda where you have to know the story and played past zeldas to truely get it..is windwaker.

BrunoBRS

zelda has no timeline

almossbb

Shigeru Miyamoto has said on many occasions that there is a timeline for all the games and only a handfull of people that work for Nintendo know what that timeline is.There are many timeline theoys but no one will know the true timeline unless Nintendo themselves decide to release it (I could say what my own theoy is but that would be long and it doesn't really have anything to do with this thread :))

There are not many direct sequels in the Zelda series the only ones are Link's Adventure, Majora's Mask and Phantom Hourglass. So you can play any Zelda game in any order and you'll be fine.

You don't need to play any of the games to understand any of the Zelda games.

If there are connections, they are irrelevant to the game itself. Each game has its own story.

Why are people confusing the person with timeline crap and such? He's just wondering if he can jump right into Skyward Sword without playing previous entries and the answer is a big phat yes.

Of course you can jump right into Skyward sword without playing the hgame. Nintendo likes to make games that are easy to play for everyone so there is no definite story or something like that. They always explain how the control works in most games too.

And regarding the timeline. Yes, there is one, and for some people it is fun. It also has its own mythology that is very interesting to research, if you're into that type of things.

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because zelda has no timeline

BrunoBRS

From the Nintendo E3 site:

"Explore a massive, multilayered world that seamlessly blends soaring exploration in a sea of clouds with intense ground-based adventuring that blurs the line between the main world and traditional Zelda dungeons. Link™ soars through the skies on the back of a noble bird and dives beneath the clouds to the continent below in an epic quest that lays the foundation for the events in the critically acclaimed The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time."

Now stop arguing.

http://e3.nintendo.com/games/detail/#/wii/zeldass

Wintry_Flutist

See? i TOLD you! >_>

I did tell you that Nintendo said it!

Have you even been paying attention to what Aonuma said?

Anyway,i strongly suggest Ocarina of Time 3D.

You don't HAVE to play it before Skyward Sword,but it's the best ever...

[QUOTE="Wintry_Flutist"][QUOTE="BrunoBRS"] it depends on how you view "timeline". zelda definitely has no timeline if you think about direct sequels, where the events of one game deeply affect the others (like, say, metal gear). but most games have some sort of loose connection to the others.meetroid8

A timeline is a timeline it doesn't matter if it's 1 second or 1 billion years between two events it's still part of the same timeline.

No one but Nintendo knows the story of Skyward Sword just yet. Wind Waker is pretty much the only Zelda game with a more than standard story line. So if Skyward Sword ends in a way that obviously points to Ocarina of Time, it would be a first. Otherwise, all we know is that it explains the origin of the Master Sword, and since the Master Sword is in every subsequent game, that's really the only connection we know of.TheLordMagnus

If Aonuma,Fujibayashi & Co. say that it's a prequel to Ocarina of Time,it's a prequel to Ocarina of Time.